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• Canada's 'completely nuts' tax code could complicate automated filing plan: watchdog

  16-06-2026 19:44 via cbc.ca
  
  Taxpayers' Ombudsperson François Boileau is pushing for simplified, automated tax filing as his office faces its highest number of complaints in three years.
  
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• Grassy Narrows residents demand Carney apologize for comments made about protest

  19-06-2026 00:05 via cbc.ca
  
  A Grassy Narrows First Nation woman who suffers from mercury poisoning is insisting that Prime Minister Mark Carney apologize for saying he could "outlast" her during a March protest.
  
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• Liberals dismiss ‘tinfoil hat’ privacy fears as lawful access bill passes

  18-06-2026 23:57 via globalnews.ca
  
  Conservatives and other opposition parties sought to address privacy concerns in Bill C-22, but the Liberal government shut down debate and fast-tracked the bill.
  
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• ‘6 million? Nah, 271k’: Holocaust denial comment found inside Halifax high school yearbook

  18-06-2026 23:27 via nationalpost.com
  
  A Nova Scotia high school has asked students to return their new yearbooks after a Holocaust denial reference was found inside.“6 million? Nah, 271k” a screenshot of a West Bedford High School yearbook shared on Facebook reads, a reference that 271,000 Jews were killed in the Holocaust and not the generally accepted figure of six million.Neli Shpoker, whose son attends the high school, told the National Post, “It is painful to see, but unfortunately not surprising.”Shpok
  
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• ‘No secret’ Trump dislikes CUSMA, Carney says after threat to terminate it

  18-06-2026 23:08 via globalnews.ca
  
  Carney was asked about Trump's comments Wednesday that he would prefer the continental trade deal be 'terminated' rather than extended.
  
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• Medicine Hatters coming to grips with death on field trip

  18-06-2026 22:35 via cbc.ca
  
  Parents, teachers and city staff are expressing grief and anxiety after an 11-year-old boy died in a suspected drowning during a field trip to a city-run swim lake this week. Fundraising is underway and emotional support is being offered.
  
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• Halifax airport expands European reach with new direct flight to Brussels

  18-06-2026 22:18 via globalnews.ca
  
  Air Canada will now offer direct flights to Brussels out of Halifax Stanfield International Airport. The airport will have direct flights to 15 European destinations this summer.
  
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• People on GLP-1 drugs appear to do less physical activity: study

  18-06-2026 22:04 via globalnews.ca
  
  Participants' daily steps decreased from about 5,047 to 4,487 per day. Moderate-to-vigorous physical activity also dropped, from 28 minutes a day to 22 minutes a day,
  
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• ‘Complete magic’: Taylor Hall’s former Windsor billet parents witness his 1st Stanley Cup win

  18-06-2026 22:00 via cbc.ca
  
  When Carolina Hurricanes left winger Taylor Hall lifted the Stanley Cup on Sunday night in Las Vegas, in the stands cheered on his Windsor billet parents.
  
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• Secretary of state Sahota says ‘foreign entity’ hired people to shoot at synagogues

  18-06-2026 21:47 via globalnews.ca
  
  Ruby Sahota suggested the shooters were recruited online and said that if authorities had been able to find them sooner, there would have been fewer victims.
  
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• Canadian politician says ‘foreign entity’ hired people to shoot at Toronto synagogues

  18-06-2026 21:47 via globalnews.ca
  
  Ruby Sahota suggested the shooters were recruited online and said that if authorities had been able to find them sooner, there would have been fewer victims.
  
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• Canadian tourist reportedly victim of accidental shooting in South African national park

  18-06-2026 21:28 via nationalpost.com
  
  A 69-year-old Canadian tourist has been killed at Kruger National Park after a firearm was accidentally discharged, according to reports from South African media.The incident happened near Phabeni Gate at a bush braai (or picnic) site, reports South African TV News channel ENCA . Police are investigating.According to a statement from South African National Parks (SANParks) to ENCA, the tourist, who has not yet been identified, was part of a group staying outside the park and had entered to atte
  
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• Unionized long-term care workers resume strike as some local issues remain unsolved

  18-06-2026 21:21 via globalnews.ca
  
  Hundreds of long-term care workers across Nova Scotia have resumed a strike that appeared to have ended earlier this month after a tentative agreement was reached.
  
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• Carney announces $200M for new school and health-care centre in Tumbler Ridge, where mass shooting took place

  18-06-2026 21:15 via cbc.ca
  
  Carney says $100 million will come from province, and $100 million from feds. He also announced other major infrastructure projects in B.C., including $50 million for coastal communities such as Prince Rupert and Terrace.
  
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• Carney announces $200M for new school and health-care centre in Tumbler Ridge

  18-06-2026 21:15 via cbc.ca
  
  Carney says $100M will come from province, $100M from feds.
  
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• Carney says Ottawa, B.C. to fund new Tumbler Ridge school, health centre

  18-06-2026 21:13 via globalnews.ca
  
  Prime Minister Mark Carney says the federal and B.C. governments are pledging $100 million each to the new Tumbler Ridge high school and a modernized community health centre.
  
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• Carney says B.C. infrastructure funding to include new Tumbler Ridge school

  18-06-2026 21:13 via globalnews.ca
  
  Carney made the announcement in Vancouver as part of a housing funding plan that includes reducing fees for developers and converting unsold new condos into affordable housing.
  
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• Actor Daveigh Chase is dead at 35 after meningitis. What is it?

  18-06-2026 21:06 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) defines meningitis as "inflammation (swelling) of the lining of the brain and spinal cord."
  
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• Carney, Eby speak as fans descend on B.C. ahead of Canada-Qatar World Cup match

  18-06-2026 21:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Prime Minister Mark Carney and B.C. Premier David Eby are speaking Thursday ahead of a World Cup match between Qatar and Canada.
  
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• Carney, Eby hold news conference in Vancouver

  18-06-2026 21:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Prime Minister Mark Carney makes a homebuilding announcement in Vancouver and takes questions from journalists alongside B.C. Premier David Eby.
  
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• Bloc Québécois plans to hammer the Liberal government on cultural issues in upcoming Montreal byelection

  18-06-2026 21:00 via nationalpost.com
  
  OTTAWA — With three federal byelections set to happen in Quebec in the coming months, the Bloc Québécois is already gearing up to attack Mark Carney’s Liberals on their perceived failure to defend the cultural industry in U.S. trade talks.On Thursday, Alexandre Curzi, director-general of l’Union des artistes, which represents 13,000 performing artists who work in French in Quebec and across Canada, announced he will be seeking the nomination for the Bloc in Rosem
  
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• Flood warnings for Toronto lift after more than 70 mm of rain falls in some areas

  18-06-2026 20:45 via globalnews.ca
  
  The agency had been concerned by massive flooding from heavy rainfall that began on Wednesday evening and continued into the next morning.
  
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• Woman hospitalized, escapes serious injuries after being hit by train: Halifax police

  18-06-2026 20:44 via globalnews.ca
  
  Halifax police say a 24-year-old woman escaped serious injuries after being struck by a train Wednesday night in Bedford. 
  
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• Alberta judge reserves decision on whether to set aside ruling that threw out separatist petition

  18-06-2026 20:39 via cbc.ca
  
  The ruling last month found that the Stay Free Alberta petition shouldn't have been issued and that Premier Danielle Smith's government neglected its duty to consult First Nations.
  
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• Alberta judge concerned about parts of ruling that threw out separatist petition

  18-06-2026 20:39 via cbc.ca
  
  A judge has reserved her decision on whether to set aside a ruling that quashed an Alberta separatist group's referendum petition, saying she has concerns with parts of the decision.
  
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• NB Liquor fails to meet bilingual obligations at agency stores: commissioner

  18-06-2026 20:38 via globalnews.ca
  
  New Brunswick’s official languages commissioner says the province's Crown liquor corporation is failing to meet its obligations under the province’s Official Languages Act.
  
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• House of Commons to rise for summer Thursday after passing flurry of bills

  18-06-2026 20:34 via globalnews.ca
  
  During the final days of the spring session, the House passed a trio of justice bills to reform bail, create new hate crime offences and criminalize AI-generated sexual deepfakes.
  
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• Child airlifted to hospital in serious condition after tree falls in Oshawa

  18-06-2026 20:31 via globalnews.ca
  
  One child at the scene was reported without vital signs, a spokesperson for Durham police told Global News. Police added they don't know why the tree fell.
  
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• String of Ottawa fires leaves 2 pets dead, some residents displaced

  18-06-2026 20:07 via globalnews.ca
  
  Ottawa firefighters responded to six residential fires across the city in less than two days, with two pets dead and multiple residents displaced.
  
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• String of 6 Ottawa fires leaves 2 pets dead, some residents displaced

  18-06-2026 20:07 via globalnews.ca
  
  Ottawa firefighters responded to six residential fires across the city in less than two days, with two pets dead and multiple residents displaced.
  
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